Fijileaks military sources inside the RFMF claim that 10 or more drivers and mechanics will be leaving for Brisbane, Australia, around the 20th of this month to undergo familiarisation training on the Australian built Bushmaster Armoured Personnel Carriers.

The military sources claim the APCs are being purchased by Fiji government for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) in the Golan Heights: 10 APCs, 7 for Golan Heights and 3 for Fiji for training purposes. The APCs are $A1.5million a piece.

If true, this will be the first time a Pacific Island country will get them, and for what?

The military sources point out that past practice is that the UN supplies it only for training and use in operational areas and not HOME - in this case, FIJI.

Why is the Australian Government, if it is true, allowing a APC, which is really a light tank, to be sold to Fiji?

And, what happened to the Russian supply?

Apparently Motufaga, the Land Force Commander, Naliva the CO3IF and Vananalagi, CO LSU, had gone first to Brisbane for preliminary discussions.

The Bullets and Lautoka businessman Aiyaz Musa: Pass it to InterpolThe military sources also claim that the bullets are those used by the RFMF. They say it is easy to trace, for each packet and bullet has serial numbers on it that indicates its origin, date of manufacture, and what company, country etc. So all police has to do is to pass it onto Interpol not RFMF. The sources claim that RFMF could contaminate the evidence with ammunition sourced from elsewhere. Hence the defence lawyers must demand for verification before any contamination attempt on the part of the RFMF. If our military sources are correct, was it a set up?

$A1.5million a piece - the APCs

THROWING in the WHITE flag in Golan Heights

Container trucks from Russia escorted by the police and the military police along Mead Rd on their way to the Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Nabua

Two disused trucks among the recent hardware that arrived from Russia for RFMF in Fiji

Seems like the UN and Australia are helping the FF Military government prepare for the 2018 elections with added military might to allow them to further suppress, intimidate and threaten citizens into extending their rule.

I mean, It's not like Australia and UN are suddenly so naive that they don't know the consequence to our people, that this thought-less decision if true will have.

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Toy Soldier

13/1/2017 10:48:53 am

This is what happens when you have uneducated and unqualified individual running govt coffers and treating the treasury as their own.

One would think that with the recent cyclone, recovery, rebuilding of schools and roads would be a priority over some pathetic military toy.

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Noni

14/1/2017 10:15:42 am

Preparation work for the 2018 elections continues. To intimidate and claim to promote law and order; to threaten others yet talk of inclusiveness; to be involved in nepotism and falsely champion transparent legitimacy.

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Tomasi

14/1/2017 10:01:17 pm

This decision-action-intention, if true is a major alarm signal and a red line that we the people of Fiji must never have allowed to happen. If true, the proposal only confirms what we have been warning the country about. Voreqe and Khaiyum are determined to hold onto power and will never allow any transition to true democracy unless we force them out. The 2018 elections will be another fraudulent exercise for the current dictatorship to retain power, unless we the people demand a fundamental change in the elections process. It appears that the khaiBai regime expects the people to be more assertive about our rights this time around. The armoured vehicle also reveals more about their own sense of insecurity and their resolute stand to use force against the people if we dare to confront them.

It is also a reminder that we must demand change for the next government. The real dictator is Khaiyum and people behind Baini. We mus have a system in place that prevents one person to hold so much power and control over our nation. Khaiyum is not only the most powerful person in Fiji. He is the most corrupt, arrogant and fearful person alive in Fiji today.

Finally, our current political system allows the ruling party to do whatever it wants without any sense of accountability and proper checks and balances. They are the highest authority in the land and there is no other body like the Senate or GCC they are accountable to. This is a major and fundamental flaw that must be addressed by any incoming government.

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Ropate Baisagale

1/4/2017 11:01:07 am

Brilliant news for our troops on the ground and in any part of the world where they will be called.From ww1 , ww2 ,Malayan campaign,Lebanon,Sinai and finally Golan height Syria. People who try to be always negative about our Nation's military, stop depending on other countries to defend our borders.Every nation no matter how small or big you are must be able to do it's share.Fijian military like any other military has had it's fair share of ups and downs but by looking on the bright side of life,it will only be better for our future generation.BRING HOME THE MONEY MOMO!!! We need the Dollars to improve our lands back home and educate our children abroad.We have to spend money to make more money!

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